The tower

James stared at the dark tower and ran his over the surface of the outside. A smile was on his face as he admired the work of the Nick's spell had created. He felt someone behind and turned to see Mara and and Angus staring at him. He frowned.

"Where's mother?"

Angus sighed. "She's a little skittish right now. She still thinks your angry at her for letting the cat out of the bag earlier. She's down below making dinner for you and the others."

James sighed. "I need her here dad. I got an idea what could do with this tower that Nick created. I need her mind here to shoot ideas off of. We can't waste any time."

Angus stared and then nodded. "I'll go get her." He said and disappeared.

Mara was left and came over toward him to face him. He stared at her. "What's up?"

Mara pursed her lips. "What do you need me to do?"

James smiled. "I need ideas. What do you think we can make this tower function as for us?"

Mara nodded and studied the tower. "We will need a sleeping and housing place for the first pilgrims to come here."

James laughed. "Pilgrims?! That's an interesting way of saying magi coming to train here to better themselves. Who gave you that idea?"

"You did." Mara said in serious tone. "It's your dream for this place. I told Dago about it and he wasn't surprised. He seemed even more excited about the work your doing here. He's been writing on white board you made for him."

James shook his head. "Oh no. This doesn't belong to me. I may have over done it when I spoke to my mother about the importance I have placed on Hawks Landing."

Mara stared at him. "I think we can start with this place becoming a housing sleeping dorm but I also think we might need to divide this place for families and single magi arriving."

"James. You need me." Ava spoke calmly.

James turned. Ava stood stiff and eyes red next to Angus would tried to gentle push her forward. He smiled and held out his hand to her. Mara backed away. Ava walked forward taking his hand.

James placed her hand on the tower but she stared at him. James rubbed her shoulders. He focused his gaze on the tower. "Alright, mother. This tower is pretty closed up but I can sense something inside. I need your help. Oh Mara put your hands on the tower to please."

Mara quickly did as he asked. James looked at Angus who smiled at him but his gaze kept watch over them looking for danger.

"I'll keep watch ask Ava and Mara to help you out." He said.

James turned back to Ava to see him waiting for him. "Mother. Mara suggested we can use the tower as sleeping and housing unit. I'm for it what else do you think we could use this place for?"

Ava sighed. "I think it would fine. President Nick probably had this in mind when he created it for your dream."

James shook his head. "It isn't my dream. But, I think your right of course. What was your favorite place at Hogwarts?"

Ava flinched at the question and then she slowly forced herself to relax. "Ah. Yeah. Give me a second James, please."

James nodded. "Take your time Mother. We're not in a rush. Mara."

"What do you need me to add to the tower?" Mara asked.

James looked at the tower as he noticed a belcony and open doorway. He smiled. "What are you thinking about Mara?"

Mara smiled. "I'm thinking about the night you took my hand and we took our first leap into the sky. Do you remember."

James nodded. "It was thrilling. The best night of my life. I knew I wanted to marry you and then-" He paused and then he looked at his mother. "Mother. Have you thought of an idea?"

Ava frowned at him. "What are you thinking about?"

"Mother don't please!" Mara warned.

James shook his head. "I was thinking about the time challenged by in duel." James said in quiet voice. "I had been careless with my relationship with Mara when we began Animus. I had to accept a challenge or Mara was going to be killed in her bed. I had to learn how to defend myself quickly but I couldn't so I cheated. I asked Dago to assist me by watching from my distance and taking out. My plan worked better then I thought possible problem was the asshole didn't come alone. If Dago hadn't been there-" James paused. He went silent staring at nothing. He started and blinked when Angus cleared this throat.

"Ava what was your favorite place at Hogwarts?" Angus said calm voice.

Ava blinked away tears. "Yes. I'm sorry. Yes. My favorite place well honestly it was the library."

The was lock sound that came from the tower. Like a lock that was being pushed in to place. James' gaze locked on the tower. He nodded his head. "Yes. That's it. That's good mother." He said biting down on his lower lip as his gaze shifted around the tower.

Ava looked at James as he began to pace around frowning looking for something. "What else do you need James."

James frowned. "Ah. Okay. What was one thing you wished the library had that could possible make it better?"

Ava frowned. "Do you mean like a book or architecture?"

James nodded. "Both." He said nodding his head to himself. "Yes. Both. That'll do."

"Guide through how the spell James. So I can understand. Please." Ava said patiently.

James closed his eyes. "Visualise in your mind the library and the details you would add to make it better and focus on as much detail as you can. It's like a form of Apparition mixed with transformation. Does that give you a picture for what you need?" He said frowning tilting his head to the side a look of concentration was on his face.

"Yes. I perfectly understand you. You can pull back. I will give you what you need." Ava said calmly.

James opened his eyes and blinked several times and watched the tower. The tower started to shift turning in circular sections. When he heard a musical note he laughed. "Your doing it mother. Your doing it."

Angus lifted his hand stopping several lightning bolts from hitting them. James watched mouth open as ah.

"Dad."

Angus shook his head. "Don't worry James. Just little storms concentrate on your work." He said his focus locked on the skies as he held back the lightning from striking down the others.

"James. What can I do?" Mara said.

James turned to her and walked over. He stared at the tower. "We need a special door that can only be opened by loyalists. Picture something that-"

James stopped speaking as he saw the walls of the tower shift again and become a watery surface. Ava dipped a hand into the wall going through it and then she walked through inside.

"James. Come quickly. You have to see this." Ava's voice called to him from inside the tower.

Mara walked inside then the James took a step walking through the watery surface walls. He found himself inside a main hall of a circular room lined with staircase leading up to empty apartments.

"James come on!" Ava said waving him to follow her and Mara up the first flight of stairs.

James followed them up the staircase and up to the first flight of stairs. He frowned to the empty rooms and then empty reading rooms and bookshelves. He shook his head.

"What's wrong?" Mara asked him.

"Isn't this the place you were looking to create?" Ava asked.

"The space is wonderful. It's just empty. No books for the bookshelves and empty apartment rooms and dorm rooms."

Both Ava and Mara laughed. James frowned at them. "What?!"

Ava hugged his waist. "Just wait. Hogwarts wasn't made in a day and neither will this new home your building for the magi. Your grandpa Harry will be proud of you once he sees this place."

James shook his head. "Will he? I don't know about that mother."

Ava frowned at him looking at his face. "Why do you say that? Grandpa Harry will see your greatness."

James sighed shaking his head. "Never-mind. We will talk to him. I think we have set enough pieces in place. It's time I had conversation with Grandpa Harry."

Ava stared. "James. What's wrong? Why are you upset to have a conversation with Grandpa Harry now of all times."

"Because I have to do something I don't want to do." James said in a evasively cryptic manner.

"What are you going to ask him? You know Grandpa Harry will be willing and able to answer any question you pose to him if he has the answer." Ava asked.

James sighed. "I'm going to ask him what happened to him to change him into he is now? I have to record it for the family history."

Ava closed her eyes. "James. It's not…" She paused and then went silent for a few moments in thought. "Okay. I'll let him tell you."